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CARDOZA PUBLISHING ERIC SCHILLER

QUEENS GAMBIT DECLINED SCHARA GAMBIT

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OVERVIEWThis is the Schara Gambit, an interesting opening which leads to

wild complications. In most circumstances, our d- and e-pawns willdepart quickly, with White giving up the pawn at d5. We remain apawn down, but develop with tempo to quickly build up a strongkingside attack.

Traditionally, Black has carried outthe attack after castling on thequeenside. Then a pawnstorm can beused on the kingside. In recent games,however, Black has often chosen tocastle on the kingside and use piecesto mount the attack. This strategy hasproved successful, because in additionto the kingside, there are open lines onthe queenside which can be used toannoy the enemy pieces. In particular,it is hard for the White queen to findrefuge. The combination of kingsideand queenside threats is worth a pawn,and most authorities evaluate the situ-ation as rather unclear.

QUEENS GAMBIT DECLINEDSchara Gambit

5.Qxd4 Nc6; 6.Qd1 exd5;7.Qxd5 Bd7; 8.Nf3

Options at move 8 105Option 1: 8.Bg5 106Option 2: 8.e3 108Option 3: 8.Bd2 109Option 4: 8.a3 110

Options at move 11 115Option 1: 11.Bb5 115Option 2: 11.a3 116Option 3: 11.Bc4 117Option 4: 11.Bd3 118

OPENING MOVES

1.d4 e62.c4 d53.Nc3 c54.cxd5 cxd4

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5.Qxd4.5.Qa4+ Bd7; 6.Qxd4 exd5; 7.Qxd5 Nc6 is the normal move or-

der, used to avoid the endgame gambit option at move 7. If Whitefails to capture at d5, then Black can continue with normal develop-ment, protecting the pawn with ...Nf6.

5...Nc6; 6.Qd1 exd5; 7.Qxd5 Bd7.White has an extra pawn, but Black is developing quickly, and

will soon drive the enemy queen back with...Nf6.The Endgame Gambit 7...Be6; 8.Qxd8+ Rxd8; 9.e3 Nb4; 10.Bb5+

Ke7; 11.Kf1 is still considered a little better for White. See Unortho-dox Chess Openings if you are interested in trying that line.

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8.Nf3.Of course there are other moves, and we will examine them be-

fore we continue our examination of the main lines. White can bringthe bishop to g5, but it may be needed for defense of the queenside,in which case d2 is a better square. If ...Nb4 is a concern, then 8.a3 isavailable. The quiet 8.e3 is at best a transposition to the main lines.

SCHARA GAMBIT - OPTIONS FOR WHITE AT MOVE 8

1.d4 e6; 2.c4 d5; 3.Nc3 c5; 4.cxd5 cxd4; 5.Qxd4 Nc6;6.Qd1 exd5; 7.Qxd5 Bd7; 8.Nf3

Option 1: 8.Bg5Option 2: 8.e3

Option 3: 8.Bd2Option 4: 8.a3

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SCHARA GAMBIT, MOVE 8Option 1: 8.Bg5

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For some reason, this move is popular with computers.8...Nf6 is the correct reply. White has a choice of three plans:

capturing at f6, retreating the queen to d2, or sending the queen offto other duties at b5. 9.Qd2 is the main line. Lets pause to look atthe other two possibilities.

A) 9.Bxf6 Qxf6; 10.e3 (10.Qe4+ Be6; 11.e3 Bb4; 12.Rc1 00;13.Bd3 g6; 14.a3 Ba5; 15.Nge2 Rad8; 16.Bb1 Rfe8; 17.00 Bc7;18.Rfd1 Ne5; 19.Nd5 Bxd5; 20.Rxd5 Rxd5; 21.Qxd5 Ng4; 22.f3Bxh2+; 23.Kh1 Qh4; 24.fxg4 Bf4+ brought an end to Whites gamein Zbinden Jenni, Switzerland 1982.) 10...000.

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You can already feel the threats along the d-file, and the remain-ing Black forces are ready to enter the game quickly.

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A1) 11.Nf3 Bb4; 12.Qb3 Qg6!; 13.Ne5 Nxe5; 14.Qxb4 Bc6;15.Nb5 a6; 16.Na7+ (16.Nd4 Kb8! and White is already in trouble,ArakhamiaVoiska, The Hague 1989.) 16...Kb8; 17.Nxc6+ Nxc6;18.Qc3 Rhe8 and the inability of White to get his kingside developedis critical. 19.g3 Ne5; with a clear advantage for Black.

A2) 11.Qb3 Be6; 12.Qa4 Bb4; 13.Rc1 Rd2!!; 14.Kxd2 Qxf2+;15.Nge2 (15.Be2 Bf5 amounts to the same thing.) 15...Bf5; 16.Qxb4Rd8+; 17.Qd4 Nxd4; 18.Nb5+ (18.exd4 Rxd4#) 18...Nc6+; 19.Nbd4Kb8; 20.Kd1 Qxe3 and White resigned in Geister Zaitsev, Moscow1960.

B) 9.Qb5 looks strong at first, but is not mentioned in the books.9...Nb4; 10.Qe5+ Qe7!; 11.Qxe7+ Bxe7 leaves Black a pawn down,but with threats. After 12.Rc1 Bf5 White can try 13.e4, but then on13...Nxe4!; 14.Bxe7+ Kxe7; 15.Nxe4 Bxe4; 16.Rc7, Black boldly plays16...Kd6! and the endgame is more troublesome for White.

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Black must do something about the annoying pin at f6. It is pos-sible to kick the bishop with ...h6. Opinions vary as to the merit ofthat move. The normal line is 9...Qa5; 10.Bxf6. 10.Qe3+ Be7; 11.Bxf6gxf6; 12.Nf3 Nb4; 13.Rc1 Nd5; 14.Qd2 Rc8; 15.Rd1 Nb6 and Black isslightly better, Lilienthal Aramanovich, Moscow 1959.

10...gxf6; 11.Nf3. The quiet 11.e3 000; 12.Qc1 can lead to simi-lar play, or Black can try the more aggressive 12...Bf5; 13.Nf3 Nb4;14.Nd4 Rxd4; 15.exd4 Nc2+; 16.Kd1 Nxa1; 17.Qxa1 Bh6; 18.b3 Rd8;19.d5 Rxd5+; 20.Ke2 Rd2+; 21.Kf3 Qe5; 22.g3 Rc2 and Black won,Rubtsova Volpert, Soviet Womens Championship 1955. 11...000; 12.Qc1 Bc5; 13.e3 Kb8. Black can be satisfied with the position.Here is a representative continuation. 14.a3 Bb6; 15.Bb5 Bc7; 16.b4

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Qb6; 17.Be2 Ne7; 18.Qb2 Rhg8; 19.Ne4 Bc6; 20.Qxf6 Nd5; 21.Qd4Nf4; 22.Qxb6 Nxg2+; 23.Kf1 axb6; 24.Ng3 Nh4; 25.e4 Ng6; 26.b5Bd7; 27.Nf5 Rge8; 28.Ng5 Nf4; 29.Bc4 f6; 30.Ng7 Re7; 31.Nxh7 Bh3+.White resigned in Forintos Hector, Budapest 1986.

SCHARA GAMBIT, MOVE 8Option 2: 8.e3

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This has won consistently for White but Black has some freshideas. This move is needed now or at the next turn because Blackintends to play...Nf6,...Bc5 and then the pawn at f2 can become vul-nerable. 8...Nf6; 9.Qb3!?

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If Hector was trying to catch Karpov by surprise, he must haveforgotten that Karpov has worked for years with Igor Zaitsev, whoplays the gambit as Black.

9...Bc5!; 10.Nf3 00!? In evaluating this game it is important to

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keep in mind that Black chooses to castle kingside. An obvious alter-native is to go the other way. 11.a3 (11.Be2 Be6; 12.Qd1 Qe7; 13.00Rfd8; 14.Bd2 a6; 15.a3 b5; 16.b4 Bb6; 17.Qc2 Rac8; 18.Rfd1 Bg4 iseven, according to Smith & Hall.) 11...Be6; 12.Qc2 Rc8; 13.Be2 Na5;14.00 Nb3; 15.Rb1 Qb6; 16.Nd2 Rfd8; 17.Nc4 Bxc4; 18.Bxc4 Nxc1;19.Na4 Qd6; 20.Rbxc1 Ng4; 21.Bxf7+ Kh8 with a clear advantage forBlack, LitvinchukRandolph, US Open 1984.

SCHARA GAMBIT, MOVE 8Option 3: 8.Bd2

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Black should develop normally with 8...Nf6; 9.Qb3 Bb4 (9...Bc5;10.e3 00; 11.Nf3 Qe7; leads to typical gambit play. The pawn at b7is heavily poisoned. 12.Qxb7?? Rab8; 13.Qa6 Nb4 and Black winsmaterial.) 10.Nf3 00; 11.e3 Be6; 12.Qc2 Rc8; 13.Be2 Re8; 14.00Bg4; 15.Rfd1 Qe7; 16.Be1 Ne5; 17.Nxe5 Qxe5; 18.h3 Bf5; 19.Qa4Bd6; 20.Bf3 Bd7; 21.Qd4 Qh2+; 22.Kf1 Be5. Black had sufficientcompensation for the pawn in HavasiMerenyi, Budapest 1932.

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SCHARA GAMBIT, MOVE 8Option 4: 8.a3

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This has no independent significance, as after 8...Nf6; 9.Qd1 Bc5;10.e3 Qe7 transposes below to the main line with 11.a3.

Returning to the Main LineSo we return to the position after 8.Nf3, to which we reply with

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9.Qd1This has traditionally been considered the main line, but 9.Qb3

is growing in popularity. Lets deal with that first before entering thebig muddy river of the main line.

1.d4 e6; 2.c4 d5; 3.Nc3 c5; 4.cxd5 cxd4; 5.Qxd4 Nc6; 6.Qd1 exd5;7.Qxd5 Bd7; 9.Qb3.

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The difference between the 9.Qb3 lines and the lines with Qd1 isthat Black does not have pressure on the d-file after queenside cas-tling, and in some cases may be able to pick off the pawn at b7.9...Bc5.

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A) 10.e4 Ng4; 11.Nd1 Qe7. Black is slightly better - Smith & HallB) 10.Bg5! 00; 11.e3! (11.Ne4 Nxe4; 12.Bxd8 Bxf2+; 13.Kd1

Rfxd8 entered my thoughts when I was playing the Black side of thisposition in 1980, but I knew that most players would not fall for sucha cheap trick.) 11...Be6 (11...h6; 12.Bxf6 Qxf6; 13.Ne4 Qe7; 14.Nxc5Qxc5; 15.Be2 and White has the better game. Stam Welling, Utrecht1985.) 12.Qa4 h6; 13.Bxf6 (13.Rd1 Qe7; 14.Bxf6 Qxf6; 15.Be2.Blacks active development and Bishop pair give good play in anunclear position write Smith & Hall.) 13...Qxf6; 14.000 (14.Ne4?Qxb2; 15.Rd1 Bb4+;16.Ned2 Bxa2) 14...Rac8 and Black has goodcounterplay.

C) 10.Bf4 Qe7 is an interesting line. It is probably risky for Whiteto take the pawn at b7. As far as I know, no one has yet dared to doso. After 11.Qxb7 0-0; 12.Rd1 Nb4; 13.Rd2 White should be able todefend against all threats, but Black still has significant compensa-tion for the two pawns. For example, 13...a5; 14.Ne5 Ra7. After 15.Qf3,Black can play 15...Bb7 with tremendous pressure in the center andon both f lanks. Against 11.e3 00; 12.Be2. Black can try 12...a6!?

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If White captures at b7, Black plays ...Nb4 with unpleasant threatsat c2. For example: 13.Qxb7 Nb4; 14.Rd1 Ra7!

D) 10.g3 Be6; 11.Qxb7 Nb4; 12.Qb5+ Nd7; 13.Qa4 00; 14.Bg2Nb6; 15.Qd1 Qxd1+; 16.Kxd1 Rad8+ with a clear advantage for Black,Vinas Kuijf, Sitges 1992.

E) 10.e3 00. In evaluating this game it is important to keep inmind that Black chooses to castle kingside. An obvious alternative isto go the other way. (10...Qe7 intending queenside castling, is sug-gested by Karpov.) In any case, here are some examples:

E1) 11.a3 Be6; 12.Qc2 Rc8; 13.Be2 Na5; 14.00 Nb3; 15.Rb1Qb6;16.Nd2 Rfd8; 17.Nc4 Bxc4;18.Bxc4 Nxc1; 19.Na4 Qd6; 20.Rbxc1.

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20...Ng4!; 21.Bxf7+ Kh8; 22.g3 (22.Rfd1?! Qxh2+; 23.Kf1 Qh1+;24.Ke2 Qxg2; 25.Qf5 Nh6; 26.Rxd8+ Rxd8; 27.Qxc5 Qg4+; 28.Ke1Nxf7; 29.b3 Ng5; 30.Qe7 Nf3+; 31.Kf1 Qh3+; 32.Ke2 and White re-signed without waiting to get mated. LitvinchukRandolph, US Open

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1984.) 22...Qh6; 23.h4 is suggested by Marfia. 23...Nxe3; 24.fxe3(24.Nxc5 Nxc2; 25.Rxc2 b6; 26.Ne6 Rxc2; 27.Nxd8 Qf6 and Blackwins.) 24...Bxe3+; 25.Kg2 Rxc2+; 26.Rxc2 Rd2+; 27.Rxd2 Bxd2;28.Bd5 Qd6; 29.Bf3 b5; 30.Nc3 Bxc3; 31.bxc3 Qd2+; 32.Rf2 Qxc3with a clear advantage for Black.

E2) 11.Be2 gives Black time to develop. 11...Be6; 12.Qa4(12.Qd1 Qe7; 13.00 Rfd8; 14.Bd2 a6; 15.a3 b5; 16.b4 Bb6; 17.Qc2Rac8; 18.Rad1 Bg4 is equal according to Smith & Hall.) 12...a6; 13.00 b5; 14.Qc2 (14.Qh4 Rc8!; 15.Rd1 Qb6; 16.Bd2 h6; 17.Rac1 Rfd8.

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Black has sufficient compensation because Whites position iscongested and Blacks pieces are well-coordinated. 18.Be1 Ng4; 19.h3Be7; 20.Qg3 Nf6; 21.Nh2 Na5; 22.Ng4 Nxg4; 23.Bxg4 Nc4; 24.b3Nb2; 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8; 26.Bxe6 Qxe6; 27.Ne2 Bd6; 28.Qh4 Be7;29.Qh5 Nd3; 30.Rd1 Nxe1; 31.Rxe1 Rd2; 32.Nf4 Qc6; 33.Rd1 g6;34.Qg4 h5; 35.Nxh5 f5, and Black won, Van der Sterren Kuijf,Holland Championship 1987)

14...Nb4; 15.Qb1 h6; 16.Bd2 Bg4; 17.Rd1 Qe7; 18.a3 Nc6; 19.Qc2Rac8; 20.h3 Bh5; 21.Rac1 Ne5; 22.Nxe5 Qxe5; 23.Bxh5 Qxh5; 24.Be1Bb6; 25.Qe2 Qe5. Black is still down a pawn but there is still plentyof counterplay. 26.Qf3 Rfe8; 27.g3 Qe6; 28.Kg2 Qb3; 29.Qb7 Rb8;30.Qxa6 Qe6; 31.Kh2 h5; 32.Ne2 h4; 33.a4 hxg3+; 34.Nxg3 Ne4;35.Nxe4 Bc7+; 36.Nd6 Qe5+; 37.Kg2 Rb6; 38.Qxb6 Bxb6; 39.Nxe8Qxe8; 40.Rd6 Qe4+; 41.Kg1 Bxe3; 42.Rc8+ Kh7; 43.fxe3 Qb1. Herethe game was agreed drawn, HortDankert, Porz 1981.

In any case, the queen usually retreats to d1, and now we aim ourbishop at the kingside.

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10.e3.White needs to defend the a7-g1 diagonal. The f2-square is weak.

In addition, the bishop at f1 must get out so that White can castle.This move is almost always played, and the alternatives have scoredvery badly for Black, for example:

A) 10.Bg5 is easily handled by 10...Qb6 and now if 11.e3 then it issafe to capture the pawn: 11...Qxb2; 12.Bxf6 gxf6; 13.Rc1 Bf5; 14.Bb5Ba3; 15.Bxc6+ bxc6; 16.Ne2 Qb4+; 17.Nd2 Bxc1; 18.Qxc1 00; 19.00 c5 with a clear advantage for Black, ChauHusari, Novi Sad Olym-piad 1990.

B) 10.g3 is slow and the Black initiative grows. 10...Qb6!; 11.e3Rd8; 12.Bd2 Bb4; 13.Qc2 00; 14.Bg2 Bxc3; 15.bxc3 (15.Bxc3 Nb4;16.Bxb4 Qxb4+; gives Black enough compensation because the piecesare active and there are good possibilities of a kingside attack.)15...Qc5; 16.00 Bf5; 17.Qb2 Bd3; 18.Rfe1 Ne4; 19.Nd4 Ne5; 20.Bc1b6; 21.Qb4 Qxc3; 22.Ba3 Qxb4; 23.Bxb4 Rfe8; 24.Rac1 a5; 25.Bc3Rc8; 26.Ba1 Nc5 with a clear advantage for Black, Saritha Radu,Novi Sad Olympiad 1990.

10...Qe7.This is the normal reply, and now White will try to complete

development and castle kingside. Black usually castles queenside andengages in a slugfest on the f lanks, but recently kingside castling hasbeen adopted as well. That is the approach we will concentrate on.

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11.Be2.Alternatives are important here, as it is not clear which plan is

most promising for White. There are several other stations for thebishop, and White can also elect to guard the b4 square by advancingthe a-pawn. 11.Bd2 00 should transpose to the main lines.

SCHARA GAMBIT - OPTIONS AT MOVE 11

1.d4 e6; 2.c4 d5; 3.Nc3 c5; 4.cxd5 cxd4; 5.Qxd4 Nc6; 6.Qd1 exd5; 7.Qxd5Bd7; 8.Nf3 Nf6; 9.Qd1 Bc5; 10.e3 Qe7; 11.Be2

Option 1: 11.Bb5Option 2: 11.a3

Option 3: 11.Bc4Option 4: 11.Bd3

SCHARA GAMBIT, MOVE 11Option 1: 11.Bb5

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11...000; 12.Qe2 a6 gives Black a good game:A) 13.Bxa6 bxa6; 14.Qxa6+ Kb8; 15.00 Na7 and White does not

have sufficient compensation.B) 13.Bxc6? Bxc6; 14.00 Ne4!; 15.Bd2 Nxc3; 16.bxc3 (16.Bxc3

Bb5; 17.Qc2 Bxf1; 18.b4 Bd3; and Black wins.) 16...Qe4! and Whiteis defenseless. 17.c4 Rd6; 18.Bc3 Rg6; 19.Kh1 Rxg2 and White con-ceded the point in Kuznetsov Lerner, USSR 1977.

C) 13.Ba4 g5; 14.00 Rhe8; 15.a3 g4; 16.Ne1 Kb8; 17.b4 Bd6;18.Qb2 b5; 19.Bb3 Ne5; 20.Ne2 Nf3+; 21.gxf3 gxf3; 22.Ng3 Be5;23.Qa2 Bc6; 24.Bb2 Ng4; 25.Bxe5+ Nxe5; 26.Qc2 h5; 27.Qf5 h4 witha clear advantage for Black, RotariuKrantz, Correspondence 1982.

SCHARA GAMBIT, MOVE 11Option 2: 11.a3

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Here kingside castling with 11...00 is an example of Blacks al-ternative to the conventional 11...0-0-0. The idea is to take advantageof the open lines on the queenside to annoy the enemy queen. Forexample:

A) 12.Be2 Rfd8; 13.b4 Bb6; 14.00 Bf5; 15.Qe1?! Instead, 15.Qb3Ng4 is unclear according to Kuijf.

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15...Ne5; 16.Bb2 Nd3; 17.Bxd3 Bxd3; 18.Ne2 Rac8?! (18...Ng4!would have been more effective, placing pressure on all of the darksquares on the kingside, for example, 19.Qc3 f6; 20.Qb3+ Kh8 with aclear advantage for Black,) 19.Bd4! Ng4!?; 20.Bxb6 axb6 (20...axb6;21.Nfd4 Qe5; 22.g3 Qh5; 23.h4 g5 with a strong attack.) 21.Nfd4Qe5; 22.g3 Qh5; 23.h4 g5 with a strong attack.

B) 12.Qc2 is best met by 12...Rac8 and on 13.Be2, then 13...g6!?is interesting. 14.00 Rfd8; 15.Rd1 Bf5; 16.Rxd8+ Rxd8; 17.Qa4 Ne5;18.Qh4! Kg7; 19.h3 Nxf3+; 20.Bxf3 h6; 21.Qa4 g5; 22.b4 Qe5!?;23.Qb3 Bd6; with a strong attack for Black in HovengaSchiller,Groningen 1996.

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The bishop does not operate effectively here. Black plays 11...00; 12.h3 Rad8; 13.Qe2 a6; and the momentum is ours after 14.a3 Bf5;15.Nh4 Bc8; 16.Nf3 b5; 17.Bd3 Ne5; 18.Bc2 Bb7; 19.e4 Nxf3+; 20.Qxf3Nxe4; 21.Nxe4 Rfe8; 22.00 Bxe4; 23.Bxe4 Qxe4; 24.Qb3 Rd3; 25.Qa2Rg3 and White resigned in Incutto L. Bronstein, Buenos Aires 1986.

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This has recently been tried. 11...g5 (Castling is probably safer.)12.Nxg5 Rg8; 13.Nge4 000; 14.Nxf6 Qxf6; 15.Be4! Nb4; 16.00Bg4; (16...Be6!?) 17.Qb3 Be6; 18.Qa4 Bd7; 19.Qa5 Rg5 was seen inMuller & SchreiberKullamaa, Postal 1989. 20.Nd5! (20.Bxb7+? isoveroptimistic: 20...Kxb7; 21.Ne4 Bc6! and Black wins.) 20...Nxd5;21.Qxc5+ Bc6; 22.Qc2! keeps the game in unclear waters, accordingto Kullamaa.

Returning to the Main Line10...Qe7; 11.Be2.

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11...00. Black can also adopt plans with queenside castling, butthis calm approach is strong. 12.00 Rfd8! The rooks belong on c8and d8, in Bronsteins opinion (and mine). 13.a3 Ne5!?; 14.Nd4 Rac8;15.Bd2 Nc6; 16.Nf3 Bf5; 17.Qa4 g5; 18.e4 Bg4; 19.Nh4.

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MartinovskyPatterson, Correspondence 1988 continued19...Be6?; 20.Bxg5 h6; 21.Bxh6 Nd4 and Black had a strong initia-tive. I dont understand why Black didnt capture at e2! It seems assimple as ABC.

19...Bxe2:A) 20.Nxe2 Rxd2; 21.Nf5 Qxe4 is good for Black.B) 20.Bxg5 Bxf1; 21.Nd5 Bxf2+!!; 22.Kxf1 Rxd5!; 23.exd5 Re8;

24.Kxf2 Ne4+; 25.Kg1 Qxg5; 26.dxc6 Qe3+!; 27.Kh1 Nf2+; 28.Kg1Nh3+; 29.Kh1 Qg1+; 30.Rxg1 Nf2#.

C) 20.Nf5 Qe5; 21.Bxg5 Bxf1; 22.Bxf6 Qxf6; 23.Rxf1 and Blackwill win.

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